- #1 Flesh Water
97% matchVery Positive82% of 925 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 17%
This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Side Scroller 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same unsettling, short-form psychological horror aesthetic and focus on multiple endings.
- #2 the static speaks my name
96% matchVery Positive82% of 5,796 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 23.4%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Dark 15.5%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal short indie horror game that perfectly captures the same sense of dread and surreal narrative found in the seed game.
- #3 At Home Alone Final
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,152 reviews2021
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 21.3%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Mystery 11.4%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes pixelated graphics to create a claustrophobic and terrifying atmosphere similar to the seed game.
- #4 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.7%, Horror 36.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 6%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a similarly intense, surreal, and deeply psychological experience in a short playtime.
- #5 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,285 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.2%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel continues the disturbing, introspective psychological journey of the first title.
- #6 My Friend is a Raven
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2020
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 17%
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Dark 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 8%, RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the indie, psychological-horror roots and the focus on narrative-driven exploration.
- #7 Who's Lila?
93% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.9%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, choice-heavy narrative structure that mirrors the branching paths and psychological depth of the seed game.
- #8 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,786 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Mystery 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines psychological horror with deep, story-rich exploration and multiple endings.
- #9 When the Darkness comes
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,429 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 8.4%, Choices Matter 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that focuses on surreal, psychological imagery to convey a sense of unease.
- #10 Swallow The Blue: Remastered
91% matchMixed60% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
An eerie horror game set in a weird hotel plagued with bizarre beings and interesting characters. The game utilizes a never-used before environment alongside brand new horror mechanics, one of a kind graphics/art style, and an unnerving story with rich lore to create a unique experience for players.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Dark 11%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, story-rich experience that aligns well with the tone and themes of the seed game.
- #11 Iron Lung
89% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a claustrophobic, high-tension experience that relies on atmosphere rather than jump scares to unsettle the player.
- #12 Paratopic
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Indie 10.3%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, low-poly aesthetic and fragmented narrative create an unsettling atmosphere that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #13 Disturbed
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,872 reviews2016
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Dark 20.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, Adventure 9.9%, Puzzle 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-heavy horror adventure that uses a unique visual style to explore dark, psychological themes.
- #14 Almost My Floor: Prologue
88% matchVery Positive91% of 164 reviews2020
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Linux
A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror adventure that excels at building a dark, psychological atmosphere through its narrative.
- #15 The Room Syndrome
87% matchVery Positive95% of 364 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Dark 11.7%, Indie 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie psychological horror title that focuses on puzzle-solving within a confined, disturbing space.
- #16 Water Delivery
85% matchVery Positive86% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Frozen Lake Software
Windows
Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening?
Why similar: Horror 15.6%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Mystery 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and psychological tension throughout its short duration.
- #17 First Session
86% matchVery Positive81% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Lappi Soft
Windows
First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 20.7%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Dark 12.1%, Mystery 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a retro-styled, atmospheric psychological horror experience that feels very grounded in the indie scene.
- #18 Free Will
84% matchVery Positive96% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: RPG 15.4%, Horror 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, psychological indie game that forces players to make difficult choices with lasting consequences.
- #19 Honey Are You There?
84% matchVery Positive81% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Psycho
Windows
Matthew Nate, a middle-aged man plagued with mental health problems whose home has become a site of unexplainable paranormal activity and a malevolent female entity is pursuing him to his death.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Horror 18.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Dark 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on mystery and psychological dread, making it a great companion to the seed game.
- #20 Forgot
82% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
Windows
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy, psychological horror game that emphasizes the importance of choices and exploration.
- #21 Fear in Hospital
86% matchMixed48% of 521 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Dark 15.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic survival-horror vibe within a confined, terrifying setting similar to the seed game.
- #22 HANGMAN
83% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Poxet
Windows
A strange game of hangman with a strange man. Traverse through the darkness, letters, & watchful eyes to save your friend. Decode notes left behind to uncover the message that you never got, but should have had.
Why similar: Dark 23%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 18.9%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Puzzle 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist approach to horror and psychological storytelling creates a uniquely disturbing experience.
- #23 Silent Residence
82% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Dark 14.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This 3D horror adventure focuses on exploration and building a persistent sense of psychological unease.
- #24 From The Other Side
81% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, walking-simulator style horror game that leans heavily into psychological and surreal elements.
- #25 Murder House
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,337 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, Mystery 6.5%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled slasher horror game that captures the intense, indie-horror spirit of the seed game.
- #26 Stay Out of the House
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,875 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Horror 42.7%, Multiple Endings 23.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Indie 10.9%, Action 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides an intense, immersive horror experience with a focus on stealth and psychological pressure.
- #27 The Closing Shift
81% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 24%, Dark 22.7%, Action 14.5%, Mystery 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A Chilla's Art title that perfectly captures the mundane-turned-terrifying vibe of the seed game.
- #28 Lost in Vivo
79% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.6%, Horror 40.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of psychological horror that uses claustrophobia and surrealism to create a truly terrifying experience.
- #29 Uh Oh!
78% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #30 Introvert: A Teenager Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
One of the new guys in school tells you he’s going to shoot up the school if he doesn’t make friends in 5 days. Discover the decisions, people, situations you will encounter while playing and trying to make friends of your own and living your own life.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.1%, Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Dark 9.5%
- #31 The Sixth Sorrow
77% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Horror 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #32 Unanswered
75% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Horror 24%, Walking Simulator 14%, Mystery 7.8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #33 No, I'm not a Voenkom
77% matchMixed46% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Games
Windows
You're an ordinary factory worker, whiling away your dreary life in a nondescript small town. You had a stable job, your own apartment, mortgaged at just 89% interest, and everything was going well, until one gloomy evening, an uninvited guest knocked on your door...
Why similar: Horror 19%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, RPG 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #34 Kach
76% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Walking Simulator 23.5%, Dark 12.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #35 Beer Machine
75% matchVery Positive82% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Crack Creations
Windows
Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Horror 26.7%, Dark 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #36 My Last Appointment
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Ells&Pills
Windows
The doctor said today was my last appointment, I'm healthy. Time to go home, what could go wrong?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 25.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, Mystery 5.5%
- #37 [Bober Bros] No Means Nothing
73% matchVery Positive95% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR // ANTI-DATING SIM about learning to say NO.
Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Adventure 6.6%
- #38 Who's at the door?
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,632 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 12.5%, Adventure 7.5%
- #39 Office Hours
74% matchVery Positive81% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: PipoteamPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Sort forms, get to know your mysterious new collegues & unravel mysteries they're trying to cover up as you step in to replace the previous RH at this mysterious pharmaceutical company.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.6%, Horror 21.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #40 No, I'm not a Femboy
74% matchMixed49% of 1,070 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 16%
The game takes place in a world on the brink of destruction. You experience all the horrors of the apocalypse in your own cozy house on the outskirts of a small town. People may knock on your door in need of your help. Will you be able to save them?
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, RPG 7.5%
- #41 Blackout Hospital
73% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, RPG 16.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 10.9%
- #42 The Wheelchair Man
71% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Deformed Studios
Windows
Steal $5,000 from an abandoned apartment complex while avoiding a demented man.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Dark 10.5%
- #43 Last Term
71% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Jakub.T
Windows
You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 16%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #44 Haze of Lucidity (Halu) - The Fracture
71% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: HwayePub: Hwaye Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game about Ryan, a man living alone in his apartment. As disturbing events blur the line between reality and illusion, explore, survive, and uncover the nightmare hidden within his fractured mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.3%, Horror 31.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Casual 7.4%, Indie 6.8%
- #45 Dark Memories: Prologue
72% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #46 Play Things
69% matchVery Positive99% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Burning Eye
Windows
A psychological horror game about testing dolls and determining if they are Good or Dangerous. Play in a strange location with dolls potentially filled with bloodlust. Uncover secrets about who you are, where you are, and just WHAT is happening.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Lore-Rich 24.2%, Horror 24%, Dark 11%, Action 7.6%
- #47 The Last Elixir
70% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Luke Frisbee
Windows
You are a journeyman alchemist: experiment to learn the secrets of the alchemical sciences, and leverage them to produce a diverse menu of potions for a procession of weird and spooky customers in this compact narrative puzzle experience.
Why similar: Crafting 30.9%, Dark Fantasy 25.3%, Puzzle 17.8%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #48 The Lancaster Leak - Crisis At Call Center
70% matchVery Positive83% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremy FischerPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a cover-up of a tragic mass casualty event.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Lore-Rich 25.8%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 4.8%
- #49 Neverending Nightmares
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,035 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Indie 5.6%, Adventure 4.2%
- #50 Empty Gauge
68% matchNo user reviews97% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.5%
- #51 Contraindication
68% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.7%, RPG 22.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Dark 12.1%, 2D 8.9%
- #52 The Man in the Park
69% matchVery Positive84% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Elliott Dahle
Windows
You see a man in the park on your walk home. Will you help him?
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Multiple Endings 27.7%, Walking Simulator 23.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 7.1%
- #53 Fear the Timeloop - Prologue
68% matchVery Positive85% of 291 reviews2025
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Horror 25.1%, Dark 14.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #54 Last Bloody Snack
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Small Throne Studios
Windows
Cody, haunted by psychological demons, envisions a monstrous threat eliminating all he hates.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #55 SHE WAS 98
66% matchVery Positive86% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Dark 11.3%, Mystery 6.1%
- #56 White Room Protocol
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Dark 13.4%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #57 Aimi
69% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 13.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%
- #58 Care
67% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Horror 19.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #59 SCHIZOPHRENIA
67% matchMixed69% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: TheCourget
Windows
SCHIZOPHRENIA. A psychological horror game, which will immerse you in a dark, sad, environment. This bastard is knocking, wake up, and open the door now. First game of TheCourget. Created by TheCourget
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.1%, Dark 25.8%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 5.3%
- #60 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,309 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Dark 8.5%
